This is the second oldest Chinatown second only to San Francisco (per bus tour operator). My girlfriend and I stayed in Fernwood which is only about a ten minute drive to Chinatown. Chinatown offers "Fan Tan Alley" which is EXTREMELY narrow. At it's narrowest point,...More

We got to Chinatown in Victoria about 10:30 a.m. on a weekday morning. The whole area was bustling. There were trucks unloading foodstuffs and others unloading merchandise. People just walked around all the loading and unloading. There were a lot of interesting stores to visit...More

Busy but a lot smaller than I rememberd it being the last time I was there. Main atrraction is Fan Tan Alley.

This is the Chinatown with only couple blocks, so that is not the place if you want to have real chinese food

Small and ok, that's it! Nothing great, nothing bad except the food and it was terrible. I think it's simply a must have in the city for tourists.

Chinatown here in Victoria, BC is the oldest in Canada and a lovely place to discover, highly recommend going through Fan Tan Alley and Dragon Alley.

Victoria's china town is much smaller then it's Vancouver nieghbour and tiny compared to San Francisco. It depends on what you want/expect I guess. It's cleaner then both and easier to navigate. The shops are quaint and the food is excellent. It is home to...More